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FZNT27 KNHC 242126
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA
TO NEAR TAMPICO WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE
BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN MORNING THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN INTO A FRONTAL
TROUGH WHICH WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF BY MON EVENING. HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT WITH A REINFORCING COLD FRONT
CLIPPING THE NE GULF TUE BEFORE EXITING EARLY WED WITH HIGH
PRES RETURNING THEREAFTER.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. W OF FRONT N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 92W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO
E SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 92W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO
SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF FRONT N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SUN NIGHT. W OF TROUGH NW TO N
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
TROUGH. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 KT
SHIFTING NE TO E MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF TROUGH N TO
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG
TROUGH. .TUE...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E
TO SE LATE EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 20N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT DURING THE
EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 20N...AND EXCEPT NE
WINDS 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE
EVENING...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT N OF 20N BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE...AND 1 TO 3 FT S
OF 20N BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT LATE THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND
FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE
TONIGHT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING
TO 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT
SUN NIGHT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST N OF
28N SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
OCCASIONALLY 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SW TO
W 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. .WED...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO
NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SE OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W 10 TO 15 KT SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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